The daisy, or, Cautionary stories in verse. adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old

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DAISY;

OR)

Cautionary Stories in Verse.

Miss Peggy.

As Pego'y vvrag crying aloud for a cake,
Which her mother had said she should fetchiromthe
•wake,

.A gentleman knocked at the door;
He enter d die parlour and ^hew'd muck surprise;
Thatitreaft^ v/as Feg'g^y who made aH tixe noise,

For te ixever had h e a^d her i>ef or e .

Miss Pegg'y; ashain'd, and to hide her dis grace.
Tookhold of her fro ekr and quite cover 'dherfare,

For iheknevr she -was naughty iu&t (hen,
And.irLfetaittl^ wdpin^ the tears from her ej^eS,
She prottde'dhei* mother to make notnore noise,
And kiss'cL her a.^ain. and again.

DAISY;

OR,

STORIES INVERSE.

ADAPTED TO THE

IDEAS OF CHILDREN

Four to Eight Years ( •

ILLUSTRATED WITH SIXTEEN ENGRAVINGS
COPPERPLATE.

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PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BT JACOB JOHNSON, NO. I i".
MARKET-STREET.

(J. ADAMS, PRINTER.)
1808.

VII.
Drcst or Undrest.

' WHEN children are naughty, and will not be drcst,
Pray what ik is ihc >\ay?

hy, often In. best

;» t!.i:iii in : cs all day !

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But then they can have no good breakfast to cat,

'her und aunt ;

*o At din !,or meat,

any thing else thai tlu-v v m.

Then who would be naughty and git all the day

In night-clothes unfit to be seen !
And pray who would lose all their pudding and play

Tor not being drest neat and clean ?

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VI.

The good Scholar.

JOSEPH WEST 1) '.old,

. he grew old,

!iad not It-unit ri^htiv to spell,
Though ; '

*T would not !A Kxxl,

And . . k4 1 uill It-urn ni\ t.tslv \\cll. "

AIK! lu- in:i(K it a rule

r<> i iiooi,

And, \vlut do \ on think < amc to pi:

\\ ."1 .\ , nt it so .

That from Ixin^ tlic !
IK soon was the first in his class.

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V.

The giddy Girl.

M I S S 1 1 E L E N

\Vli;;t her mother had told her to slitin ;
1

; mi.

And AC p \\vll,

\vell,
\\ i r to go1.

One morning, intending to take but one

I ! ; >'d au ii y from the ground ;

Unh. be \vater\vabii

And gidd) Miss Helen was Urown'd.
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IV.

Frances and Ilniry
SISTER Fraiu\

use IK nr\ is ill ;
And ih. dear lad

Do whate\er he \\iil.

Left IKT own little el.

And i;<»t up in a H/I:
When she- lieard him declare

That he wish'd to sit in it.

Now, from this we can tell,
II will never more tease her;

But, when he is well,

He will study to please her.

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HI.
The good Boy.

\\ y. ;>'s good mamma was ill,

Th< 'K'Kg'd he would be still,

the doctor and the nurse

uuiild make hcrxvorsc,

to bed,
He kissM mamma, and whlSpVing Said,

" My cUar mamma, I never xvill
Make anx noise \xhcn \ou arc ill.

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II.

O DEAR ! what a beautiful i

My sister has bought at the fair;
Sht says, I m-i :'oll,"

. in .ue ii a bo

retty new Doll ! ii

But, pray will it ah,

d, pray, may I take it to bed ?

How kind was my sister to buy

Tiiis Dolly with I; .i,l curl !

Perh .lit to know \\liy,

bae'll tell you, I've been a good girl.

XIV.

Naughty Sam.

TOM and Charles once took a walk,

To see a pretty lamb ;
And as they went began to talk

Of little naughty Sam.

Who beat his youngest brother, Bill,
And threw him in the dirt ;

And when his poor mamma was ill
He teas'd her for a squirt.

And "I," saidTom, "wont play with Sam

Although he has a top ;"
But here the pretty little lamb

To talking put a stop.

XIII.

The new Dolls*

Miss JENNY and Polly

Had each a new Dolly,
With rosy-red cheeks and blue eyes ;

Drest in ribbons and gauze :

And they quarrell'd because
The dolls were not both of a size !

O silly Miss Jenny !

To be such a ninny !
To quarrel, and make such a noise I

For that very same day

Their mamma sent way
The dolls with red cheeks and blue eyes,

XII.

Come when you are called.

WH E R E ' s Susan, and Kitty, and Jane ?

Where's Billy, and Sammy, and Jack ?
O ! there they are, down in the lane,
' Go, Betty, and bring them all back.

But Billy is rude and wont come,
And Sammy is running too fast ;

.Come, dear little children, come home.
And Billy is coming at last.

I'm glad he remembers what's right,
For though he likes sliding on ice,

He should not be long out of sight,
And never want sending for twice.

XL

Politeness.

GOOD little boys should never say
" I will," and " Give me these;".

O, no ! that never is the way,
But, " Mother, if you please."

And " if you please," to sister Ann,
Good boys to say are ready ;

And " Yes, Sir," to a gentleman,
And " Yes, Ma'am," to a lady.

X-

Playful Pompey.

COME hither, little dog, to play,
And do not go so far away,

But stand and bee: for food ;

"

And if your tail I chance to touch,
You must not snarl so very much,
Pray, Pompey, be not rude.

The dog can eat, and drink, and sleep,
And help to fetch the cows and sheep :

O, see how Pompey begs !
Hark! hark! he says, bowwow! bowwow!
But runaway, good Pompey, now,

You'll tire your little legs.

IX.

The idle Boy.

T up, little boy 1 you are sleeping too long,
Your brother is drest, he is singing a song,

And Tom must be waken'd, O lie !

Come, open the curtains, and let in the light,

For children should only be sleepy at night,

When stars may be seen in the sky.

XVI.

Chanty.

Do you see the old beggar who stands at the door ?
Do not send him away,— we must pity the poor ;
Oh !see how he shivers !— he's hungry and cold I
For people can't work when they grow very old
Go, set near the fire a table and seat ;
And Betty shall bring him some bread and some

meat,

I hope my dear children will always be kind
Whenever they meet with the aged or blind.

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